anneau

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French anneau, from Old French anel, from Latin ānellus, diminutive of ānus (“ring”).

Cognates in regional French languages : Bourguignon chein, Catalan ca, Franco-Provençal anèu, Gallo anè, aniao, anot Norman anné, Occitan anèl, Picard èniau.

Cognates with Catalan anell, Corsican anellu, Galician anel, Italian anello, Portuguese anel, Romanian inel, Sicilian aneḍḍu, Spanish anillo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.no/

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• Homophones: anaux, annaux, anneaux

Noun

anneau m (plural anneaux)

1. ring (circular shape)
2. ring (round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger)
3. (astronomy) ring
4. (juggling) ring
5. (nautical) cringle

Further reading

• “anneau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French anel.

Noun

anneau m (plural anneaulx)

1. ring (metal band)

Descendants

• French: anneau